It’s hard to believe this year is winding down. Our facility has been in a state of destruction and construction all year, but I finally feel like I can exhale! This month, they have been working on the street in front of my office, and…
Starting this week, the Malheur Enterprise will be voicing its opinion about selected measures and candidates for office. I’d like to explain our process. Our endorsements are meant to just add another voice to the public debate on these matters. We have no illusion that anyone…
The rush of news until now has kept me from an important duty – introducing you to some new faces around the Malheur Enterprise. Many of you have encountered these reporters in recent weeks. They have thrown themselves into their duty with relish. Let me…
The Facebook post from Congressman Greg Walden caught my attention because he was in the neighborhood. “Thanks to the farmers, ranchers and community leaders who joined me for a conversation on trade, the farm bill and other issues impacting those who grow our food,” the…
Caroline Bruton sings during the auditions last week. She and three others – Fred Child, Katie Friend and Teri Miller – were selected to sing the anthem at events next week in Vale. VALE – The duty seemed too important to turn down when Holly…
“Eighty-two degrees with a 12 percent chance of rain and 4 mph wind” read the weather forecast. “Better count on a cold, rainy, windy weekend,” I told my husband. He double-checked the statistics. “It looks like it’ll be nice.” “Well, I say it’s going to…
The childhood account kept rattling around in my head. An Ontario woman recounted how, as a young girl, she was removed from her parents by the state and put into foster care. She described being told to go to her bedroom to gather her things.…
It’s only three months until Fair! Does that statement make anyone else nervous? I think our contractor Tim Davis of Rywest Holmes, Fruitland, and our architect Gene Ulmer would agree with me that there is a lot to do before we’re ready to host a…
Ma Anand Sheela exhorts sannyasins at Rancho Rajneesh outside Madras in the 1980s. (Photo courtesy The Oregonian/OregonLive) Spinning through the documentary “Wild Wild Country” was like watching old home movies. The six-part Netflix series tracks the history of the Rajneeshees and their leader, Bhagwan Shree…